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VANITY--Windows 10 Ver 2004 Tries to Zot Brave Browser Download

Posted on 01/14/2021 4:23:56 AM PST by AbolishCSEU

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To: AbolishCSEU
Okay, repro'd.

And this was on the first Win10 I found: 1909 Version 10.0.18363.1198
with Edge: 86.0.622.69 (Official build) (64-bit)

"BraveBrowserSetup.exe was blocked because this type of file can harm your device."
That's an expected, standard warning on executable files (type .EXE). Downloading executables from the Internet should get flagged as potentially dangerous. I don't think they're picking on Brave itself; I would expect this warning for any .EXE file.

Whether the warning can be defeated with a setting.... maybe. I'd personally consider that more unsafe.

21 posted on 01/14/2021 12:25:47 PM PST by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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used to never be on all executables unless edge upped their code. used to only flag “hacker tools” that were executables.


22 posted on 01/14/2021 1:48:24 PM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: dayglored

I’d love to fulfill your needs. But I can’t as I’m not the person who reported the problem.

FWIW, I’m running Win 7 (forever) and Brave. Nice browser!


23 posted on 01/14/2021 2:23:23 PM PST by upchuck (The deep state swamp: You gotta be a snake killer or a snake. ~ h/t .44 Special)
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